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Keep doing some kind of work, that the devil may always find you
employed.
[Lat., Facito aliquid operis, read more
Keep doing some kind of work, that the devil may always find you
employed.
[Lat., Facito aliquid operis, ut semper te diabolus inveniat
occupatum.]
Thine to work as well as pray,
Clearing thorny wrongs away;
Plucking up the weeds of sin,
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Thine to work as well as pray,
Clearing thorny wrongs away;
Plucking up the weeds of sin,
Letting heaven's warm sunshine in.
The work under our labour grows
Luxurious by restraint.
The work under our labour grows
Luxurious by restraint.
The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.
The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.
Anyone who can walk to the welfare office can walk to work.
Anyone who can walk to the welfare office can walk to work.
When Adam dolve, and Eve span,
Who was then the gentleman?
When Adam dolve, and Eve span,
Who was then the gentleman?
Nothing is impossible to industry.
Nothing is impossible to industry.
Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.
Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.
